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Container for electromagnetic cookers

a technology for electromagnetic cookers and containers, applied in the direction of electric/magnetic/electromagnetic heating, packaged goods, food packaging, etc., can solve the problems of difficult to properly and easily set the heat generation properties, the container is not economical, etc., and achieves low cost, high heating efficiency, and convenient setting

Active Publication Date: 2013-01-01
TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD
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Benefits of technology

[0028]According to the container for an electromagnetic cooker of the present invention, the container can be heated corresponding to the oscillation conditions (impedance check frequency intrinsic to the manufacturer) of the electromagnetic cooker which differs for respective manufactures and, at the same time, the heat generation properties of the container can be properly and easily set thus enabling the acquisition of the electromagnetic cooker having high heating efficiency suitable for retort foods, instant foods and the like at a low cost.
[0029]Further, it is possible to provide the container for an electromagnetic cooker which is excellent in marketability, configuration in use, disposability, handiness in cooking and the like.

Problems solved by technology

However, in heating the instant-food-use containers by the conventional electromagnetic cooker described in the above-mentioned patent documents or the like, the instant-food-containers have following drawbacks.
However, to take the fact that the instant-food-container is used for an instant food into consideration, such constitution pushes up a material cost and a forming cost and hence, the container is not economical.
Further, with respect to impedance check frequency for determining whether or not an electromagnetic cooker can be heated, it is difficult to adjust a thickness or the configuration of a heat generating body, a distance from a heating coil or the like and hence, it is difficult to properly and easily set the heat generation properties.

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experiment 1

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[0072]A container body having an inner diameter of 175 mm, a height of 120 mm and an inner volume of 1200 cc is formed using a polypropylene sheet having a thickness of 2.5 mm.

[0073]On the other hand, a conductive material is formed by laminating two aluminum foils having a thickness of 7 μm and an outer diameter of 150 mm, and a polypropylene film is laminated to both surfaces of the conductive material thus forming a conductive layer.

[0074]Then, an end portion of the polypropylene film is heat-sealed to a lower portion of an inner surface of a side wall of the container body such that the aluminum foils which constitute the conductive material are positioned on a bottom portion side of the container body in the container body thus forming a container for an electromagnetic cooker.

[0075]The container is heated using four kinds of electromagnetic cookers, that is, KZ-PH1 made by MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD, MH-B1 made by Hitachi Home & Life Solutions, Inc., IC-SF10 ...

experiment 2

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[0076]Heating of a container for an electromagnetic cooker and evaluation on whether or not the container can be heated by electromagnetic cookers are performed in the same manner as the experiment 1 except for that a hole having a diameter of 60 mm is formed in a center portion of the conductive layer of the experiment 1 thus forming the conductive layer into a donut shape.

experiment 3

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[0077]A container body having an inner diameter of 110 mm, a height of 50 mm and an inner volume of 600 cc is formed using a polypropylene sheet having a thickness of 0.5 mm.

[0078]On the other hand, a conductive material is formed by laminating three aluminum foils having a thickness of 7 μm and an outer diameters of 110 mm, 105 mm and 100 mm, a polypropylene film is laminated to both surfaces of the conductive material, and a hole having a diameter of 60 mm is formed in a center portion of the polypropylene film thus forming a conductive layer.

[0079]Then, an end portion of the polypropylene film is heat-sealed to a lower portion of an inner surface of a side wall of the container body such that the conductive material of the conductive layer is positioned on a bottom portion side of the container body in the container body thus forming a container for an electromagnetic cooker. Thereafter, heating of a container for an electromagnetic cooker and evaluation of whether ...

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Abstract

Problem to provide a container for an electromagnetic cooker which can be heated corresponding to impedance check frequency which differs depending on a manufacturer of an electromagnetic cooker or the like, can properly and easily set a heat generation characteristic, is excellent in marketability, configuration in use, disposability, handiness in cooking and the like, is suitable for retort foods, instant foods and the like, and exhibits high heating efficiency, means for resolution a container for an electromagnetic cooker includes a container body made of a non-conductive material and a conductive layer in a bottom portion of the container, wherein the ratio of resistance change (R−R0) / R0 of the conductive layer with respect to the impedance check frequency of a heating coil is set to 5.3 or more, and a ratio of inductance change (L−L0) / L0 of the conductive layer with respect to the impedance check frequency of the heating coil is set to −0.17 or less. Here, R indicates the high-frequency resistance (.OMEGA.) on a heating coil side with a load, R0 indicates the high-frequency resistance (.OMEGA.) on the heating coil side without a load, L indicates the inductance (.mu.H) on the heating coil side with a load, and L0 indicates the inductance (.mu.H) on the heating coil side without a load.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a container for an electromagnetic cooker which can heat a content using Joule heat which is generated by an eddy current induced by an electromagnetic induction coil of the electromagnetic cooker.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Recently, an electromagnetic cooker which does not generate flames has been used in a household, a place that serves food and drink such as a restaurant or the like for cooking foods or heating cooked foods from a viewpoint of safety, cleanliness, convenience and economy. The electromagnetic cooker heats food in a container such that, when a container for an electromagnetic cooker made of steel or stainless steel is placed on the electromagnetic cooker, an eddy current is generated in a bottom portion of the container for an electromagnetic cooker due to lines of magnetic force from an electromagnetic coil, and this eddy current induces Joule heat which is used for heating the food in the container.[0003]Further, by ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H05B6/12
CPCA47J36/02B65D81/3407B65D81/262A47J27/088B65D81/34
Inventor FUJITA, HAGINOYAMAMOTO, YOSHITAKAAIKAWA, TAKAYUKIMIURA, TAKASHIKURASHIMA, HIDEO
Owner TOYO SEIKAN KAISHA LTD
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